Patchwork PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Patchwork
Volume 5, Issue 07
March 1, 2014
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Not long until Spring!
Inside this Issue
Sochi
2
For Sale
3
Calendar
4
I know our winter hasn’t really been sooooo bad, but I’m looking forward
to Spring. Working in my sewing room, tidying up my UFO’s (I’m really
bad). Then, when the rains stop, working out in my yard, Flower beds to
clean up, veggies & flowers to plant. All that fun stuff.
Know your
Longer Days!
Rights
6
Don’t forget the time change this weekend.
Calendar
4
SPRING FORWARD!
Message Board 9
BOM
Laurie
10
Priceless
12
Show & Tell 14-15
Quilt Shows 16-17
Web Sites
18
An aging man lived alone in Ireland. His only son was in Long Kesh Prison & he
didn’t know anyone who would spade up his potato garden.
The old man wrote to his son about it & received this reply. “FOR HEAVENS SAKE
don’t dig up that garden, that’s were I buried the GUNS!!!!!!
At 4 am the next morning a dozen British soldiers showed up & dug up the entire
garden but didn’t find guns.
Confused, the man wrote to his son telling him what happened & asking what to
do next.
His son’s reply
“Just plant your potatoes”
THE OLYMPIC PATCHWORK QUILT / SOCHI 2014
How did they arrive at a modern, distinctive & unmistakably Russian look of the Games?
Bosco developed the Olympic Patchwork Quilt, warm & welcoming.
The concept of the design is to represent each of Russia’s 89 regions using famous patterns, motifs &
ornaments from various Russian crafts & art forms in the patches.
The look revolves around “the principle of the patchwork quilt”. A combination of 16 designs represent
the most famous traditional Russian art.
Hoffman has created a FREE quilt pattern from Hoffman Batiks called
WHEN BALI MET SOCHI
go to www.hoffmanfabrics.com
Quilts on the beds in the Olympic Village
B-LINE STUDIO HOME QUILTING SYSTEM
FOR SALE
WITH Juki TL98 Quilting Machine
Quilts from 7’ - 12’
Comes with cruise control for uniform
stitches
Frame made of birch plywood
All original manuals for setup included
BERNIA ACTIVA 145
$2000
With extension shelf for quilting, a walking
foot & numerous other feet
CONTACT:
$600
Cathy Hoodikoff
CONTACT:
cpalmblad@shaw.ca
Marlene Cant
mccant4@gmail.com
TIP
NEED A TEMPLATE?
Make templates out of old cutting mats.
They don’t wear down & are cut resistant.
They do not slip on fabric.
MARCH 2014
1st
“BEE Day”
5th
Executive Meeting
12th
Regular Meeting 7:00 p.m. Community Center
21st
Guild Lunch - Royal Coachman
22nd
“Bee” Day Masonic Hall 9:00 a.m.
April 2014
2nd
Executive Meeting
9th
“Regular Meeting 7:00 p.m. Community Center
26th
“Bee” Day Masonic Hall 9:00 a.m.
May 2014
7th
Executive Meeting
2—4th
Retreat Oyster Bay Resort
14th
Regular Meeting 7:00 p.m. Community Center
16th
Guild Lunch - Bejing House
24th
“Bee” Day Masonic Hall 9:00 a.m.
June 2014
4th
Executive Meeting
11th
Windup Potluck Party 7:00 p.m. Community Center
20st
Guild Lunch - Baan Thai
ARE YOU SAFE?
Is your fabric addiction a serious case?
Can you pass a quilt shop without stopping?
For the fabrics you buy, do you have enough space?
Is your life devoted to shopping?
If quilting is a new passion
Eexposure to quilt shops & the fabrics therein
Is a thing the susceptible should ration.
Be sensible, strong & limit your visits
To these dens of textilean seduction.
Say “NO” now & then just to show that you can.
Claim you are practicing safe stash reduction.
It may well not help — once you have been hooked
On the thrill of the fabric chase,
Nothing can quite compare to the feeling you get
When your acquisitions are home & in place.
Jacquie Scuitto, aka The Muse
CELEBRATE
GO SHOPPING * STAY AT HOME & QUILT * JOIN A GUILD
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS (and WRONGS)
There is one rule of copyright.
Only the copyright owner (initially the person who created the quilt design) has the right to do any of the
following:
Make copies in any medium, including photographs of the work
Make a derivative work. There is no particular amount of change that will make the new work acceptable. If it is a variation of the original, inspired by the original, it is derivative.
Display a work publicly or publish it. For the purposes of copyright, public display means to put it in a
place where a substantial number of persons, not family or social acquaintances, will see it.
Distribute copies of a work by giving or selling them. The exception is if you own a legally created
copy, you may sell or give it away without the designer’s permission. This is called the “first sale”
doctrine. However, ownership does not give the right to make copies, derivatives, or to display or
publish the work.
Like all good rules of law, there are exceptions.
First & foremost, get permission from the copyright holder to copy, make a derivative design, or show the
work publicly.
You can get express permission by asking for it. Or, in the case of published patterns, there is an implied
permission to make a copy for personal use.
Second, there is a very limited exception in the statutes called Fair Use that exempts non-profit schools &
colleges, libraries, scholars & researchers, as well as publishers of commentary or critique, under particular
circumstances.
Finally, the design may be in the public domain. While the length of copyright protection has changed
many times over the years it currently exists for the life of the creator plus 70 years. Once in the public domain, the work can be used by anyone for any purpose.
COPYRIGHT LAW in the QUILT WORLD
Can I sell a quilt made from a magazine pattern?
Yes, When you purchased the magazine you received an implied permission to make a copy. Under the “first sale” doctrine, once the copyright owner sells a pattern, you can make a legal copy & may transfer ownership without asking permission.
Can I teach a class using a quilt pattern that was featured in a magazine?
Yes, but only if each student purchases copy of the magazine containing that pattern. Your role in teaching would be to
show your students the various techniques required & to share your expertise & experience. Since techniques are not
protected by copyright, you would be free to teach them. However, since each student is going to make a copy of the
patterned quilt, each of them needs to get implied permission by purchasing the magazine. This is also true for books &
single patterns.
Can I copy a magazine quilt pattern to share with my friends?
Not without permission. You can make a copy for personal use, & often need to in order to use the templates or appliqué designs. However, you cannot give or sell copies to others. Contact the magazine & they will help you contact the
designer. You will also need the magazine’s permission since they hold a copyright on the pages of the magazine.
Keep in mind also that not only photocopies, but also hand drawn or written copies are prohibited.
If we’re making our guild raffle quilt from a magazine quilt pattern, can I photocopy the pattern for
our guild members?
The same rules apply to guilds & other non-profit groups as apply to individuals. You must have both the designer’s &
the magazine’s permission to copy pages of the pattern. You also need the designer’s permission to use the quilt for a
raffle. Even if the raffle is for charity, it is subject to copyright law. A raffle quilt is usually put on public display to sell
tickets. That requires permission. It is also a commercial endeavor since you are obtaining money for the tickets. Always get permission.
Do all of these answers apply to patterns & quilts seen on a website?
Absolutely! The courts have consistently held that putting something on the internet is no different from publishing it in
print. Unless a website specifically says that you may copy for free, you cannot download or print the material. Another
issue with the internet is people posting photographs on their blog sites. If a photo shows a quilt that is protected by
copyright, the photo is a copy & putting it on the site is publishing. Both require the designer’s permission .
Can I enter a quilt I made from a magazine pattern in a quilt show?
A quilt show is a public display & therefore only the designer can enter the quilt. However, you can ask permission for
the display. If the design came from a contributor to the magazine, the editors will be able to help you contact her, if a
staff member at the magazine created the design, it is a “work made for hire” & the magazine owns or shares the copyright & should be approached for permission.
Sept/Oct 2010 issue McCall’s Quilting Magazine
Janet JO Smith, BA, JD
SERGE & SEW
QUILT SHOWS
www.sergesew.com
250-390-3602
La Conner Exhibit
Quilting Fabrics, Notions, Books,
Thru to March 23rd.
Patterns & Classes
On-line shopping
Authorized PFAFF & BABY LOCK
dealer:
Service & repairs to most sewing
machines & sergers
VICTORIA QUILT SHOW
May 2 - 4th
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GUILD MESSAGE BOARD
REMEMBER
THE “SHARP BOX” IS AVAILABLE AT EACH
MONTHLY MEETING
FOR DISPOSAL OF OLD NEEDLES &
BLADES
LOCATED ON THE GUILD LIBRARY TABLE
MARCH 12TH
MEETING
Block of the Month
3” strip - GREEN
Your Show & Tell item
6th
MaryAnn Juras
24th Colleen Soles
GILLIAN MITCHELL will be walking again
this year. She will have her sponsor sheet
with her at the March Meeting.
PLEASE SPONSOR GILLIAN
For this worthwhile cause
BLOCK OF THE MONTH
The Meeting Block to be
shown at:
Month of Draw
Guild Member
FEBRUARY
MARCH
Kerry Hammell
MARCH
APRIL
Kathy Hannin
APRIL
MAY
Eloise Lochansky
MAY
JUNE
Jackee Thaysen
Please include a picture of your block to attach to the instructions that I email to the Guild members.
Include the name of your block, the instructions (if they are online, then the web page address) &
where you obtained the block (magazine, book, etc.) to give credit where credit is due.
Remember, for each block entered, you will receive a prize ticket for the draw at the June Meeting
so encourage your fellow Guild members to participate in your BOM.
Each provider of the Block of the Month also receives a prize ticket
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION!
Leslie Schulte
O’Gare was arrested & sent for trial
for armed bank robbery.
After due deliberation the jury foreman stood up & announced
‘NOT GUILTY’.
“That’s grand”, shouted O’Gare.
“Does that mean I get to keep the
money”.
ABSOLUTELY PRICELESS
An Elementary School Teacher had 26 students in her class. She presented each child in her classroom the 1st
half of a well-known proverb & asked them to come up with the remainder of the proverb. It’s hard to believe
these were actually done by 1st graders. Their insight may surprise you. While reading, keep in mind that these
are first graders, 6 years olds, because the last one is a classic!
1
Don’t change horses
until they stop running.
2
Strike while the
3
It’s always darkest before
4
Never underestimate the power of
5
You can lead a horse to water but
6
Don’t bite the hand that
looks dirty.
7
No news is
impossible.
8
A miss is as good as a
9
You can’t teach an old dog new
10
If you lie down with dogs, you’ll
11
Love all, trust
12
The pen is mightier than the
13
An idle mind is
14
Where there’s smoke there’s
15
Happy the bride who
16
A penny saved is
17
Two’s company, three’s
18
Don’t put off till tomorrow that
19
Laugh & the whole world laughs with you, cry and
20
There are non so blind as
21
Children should be seen and not
22
If at first you don’t succeed
23
You get out of something only what you
24
When the blind lead the blind
25
A bird in the and
is going to poop on you.
26
Better late than
pregnant.
bug is close
Daylight saving time
termites.
how?
Mr.
Math.
stink in the morning.
me.
pigs.
the best way to relax.
pollution.
gets all the presents.
not much.
the Musketeers.
you put on to go to bed.
you have to blow your nose.
Stevie Wonder.
spanked or grounded.
get new batteries.
see in the picture on the box.
get out of the way.
SHOW & TELL
FEBRUARY
LANGLEY QUILTERS’ GUILD
P.O. Box 61598, Brookswood P.O.
Langley, B. C., V3A 8C8
SAVE THE DATE NOTICE
The LANGLEY QUILTERS’ GUILD is presenting their Bi-annual
Quilt Show: “The Threads That Bind Us”.
Friday May 9, 2014 and Saturday May 10, 2014 from 10-5PM.
Admission: $5.00
We invite you all to join us at our Quilt Show 2014. We expect
to have over 250 quilts for your enjoyment. As is our custom
we will have a Tea Room, Boutique, Quilt Raffle, Quilt Challenge and Merchant Mall. In addition this year we will be featuring the “FAN” (Fibre Art Networks) Fibrescapes exhibit.
Visit our website at : www.langleyquiltersguild.com
Location of show: George Preston Rec. Center
20699 - 42 Ave., Langley, B.C.
Ample parking! Wheelchair accessible!
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WEB SITES
CONNECTING THREADS
www.connectingthreads.com
Books, fabrics, notions, thread, etc.
QUILTING AND WHAT NOT
www.quiltingandwhatnot.ca
Patterns, instructions for paper piecing,
foundation patterns for 1/2 sq. triangles
GRANVILLE ISLAND SHOP
www.maiwa.com
Fabric painting supplies
CINDY’S THREADWORKS
www.cindysthreadworks.com
Superior Threads
BATIK KORNER
www.batikkorner.com
Batiks from the Okanagan
FABRIC FANATICS
www.fabricfanatics
Over 2000 batiks from Texas. $8.00 yard
LOOKING FOR SPECIFIC FABRIC
www.gofabricconnect.com
THOUSANDS OF BOLTS
www.thousandsofbolts.com
Www.thequiltshow.com
Great website with Ricky Timms & Alex Anderson
QUILTERS CLUB OF AMERICA
www.quiltersclubofamerica.com
ARBEE DESIGNS
www.arbeedesigns.com
www.learntoapplique.com
www.facebook.com/arbeedesigns
www.academyofquilting.com
VICTORIANA QUILT DESIGNS
www.victorianaquiltdesigns.com
SewSisters
Www.sewsisters.com
Heathers Patchwork Designs
Www.patchworkdesign.co
IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT
TO SHARE IN THE NEWSLETTER
PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
ddingwall@shaw.ca
IENDSHIP
CAMPBELL RIVER FR
QUILTERS GUILD
P.O. Box 653
Campbell River, B.C. V9W
“A NITE’ - Business/Socia
l Meeting is held 2nd
Wednesday of each month
from September to
May—7:00 p.m. at the C.R
. Community Center.
“Bee-DAY” - Social time
at the Masonic Hall
from 9a.m.—4 p.m. Bring
your machine or if you
can’t spend the whole day
, just come in for coffee & goodies.
JUNE Wind-up-Party—is
held in place of the
June “A-Nite” meeting.
There is no “B-DAY” in
June
MEMBERSHIP DUES
$35—September to June
$20—January to June
$10—Associate membership
for those who live
out of town & cannot make
the meetings.
2013—2014 EXECUTIVE
President
LAURIE CURTIS
Past President
LOIS CUMMINGS
Vice President
COLEEN VOWLES
Treasurer
LOIS KELLY
Secretary
MEGAN WILLIAMS
DIRECTORS
Membership
CAROLYN HENSHALL
Communications
BEV MORRIS
Programs
MARYANNE GRUNERUD
MILLIE LLOYD
Editor of Newsletter
DIANA DINGWALL
Check our website
www.crfriendshipquiltguild.com